QUEEN'S FRIENDS IN WILD ORGIES AT WASHINGTON
Policeman Fined $75 for Joining the Drunks
Accompanying dispatches report that the Roumanian foreign office denied rumors of government displeasure with Marie, and that labor leaders and war veterans in Ottawa refused to take part in functions arranged to receive her.
(Special to The DAILY WORKER) WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. - Wild orgies in the Roumanian Legation when Queen Marie visited there, in which pre-Volstead liquor was imbibed freely by every one, altho this is the capital of a prohibition nation, were revealed at the police board trial of a patrolman today. The patrolman, La-fone Starkweather, was so drunk at the legation, it is reported, that he was in a dazed condition when picked up. He was fined $75 after a trial. Thot He Could Stand It. Police Lieutenant Michael Ready testified that he knew of the carrousing at the legation and for that reason selected Starkweather to guard the building, as he "was a sober man and could stand the temptations of the legation."
But the "temptations," in which the queen figured, were too much, Sergeant Burlinghame reported, saying he saw Starkweather sitting on a box apparently in a dazed condition," after the party.
"It was a pretty wild night down there," he testified. Government Worried. BUCHAREST, Oct. 29. - The Roumanian government is worried over reports circulated that "family trouble" and government intervention will interfere with Queen Marie's tour. The foreign office has issued a statement denying rumors that the government is displeased with Marie's welcome and actions. * * * OTTAWA, Ont., Oct. 29. - Labor leaders and war veterans of Ottawa have refused to participate in the functions arranged in the dominion capital to receive Queen Marie of Roumania.
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QUEEN'S FRIENDS IN WILD ORGIES AT WASHINGTON
Policeman Fined $75 for Joining the Drunks
Accompanying dispatches report that the Roumanian foreign office denied rumors of government displeasure with Marie, and that labor leaders and war veterans in Ottawa refused to take part in functions arranged to receive her.
(Special to The DAILY WORKER) WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. - Wild orgies in the Roumanian Legation when Queen Marie visited there, in which pre-Volstead liquor was imbibed freely by every one, altho this is the capital of a prohibition nation, were revealed at the police board trial of a patrolman today. The patrolman, La-fone Starkweather, was so drunk at the legation, it is reported, that he was in a dazed condition when picked up. He was fined $75 after a trial. Thot He Could Stand It. Police Lieutenant Michael Ready testified that he knew of the carrousing at the legation and for that reason selected Starkweather to guard the building, as he "was a sober man and could stand the temptations of the legation."
But the "temptations," in which the queen figured, were too much, Sergeant Burlinghame reported, saying he saw Starkweather sitting on a box apparently in a dazed condition," after the party.
"It was a pretty wild night down there," he testified. Government Worried. BUCHAREST, Oct. 29. - The Roumanian government is worried over reports circulated that "family trouble" and government intervention will interfere with Queen Marie's tour. The foreign office has issued a statement denying rumors that the government is displeased with Marie's welcome and actions. * * * OTTAWA, Ont., Oct. 29. - Labor leaders and war veterans of Ottawa have refused to participate in the functions arranged in the dominion capital to receive Queen Marie of Roumania.
Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 31, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 31, 1926, page 1.
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QUEEN'S FRIENDS IN WILD ORGIES AT WASHINGTON
Policeman Fined $75 for Joining the Drunks
Accompanying dispatches report that the Roumanian foreign office denied rumors of government displeasure with Marie, and that labor leaders and war veterans in Ottawa refused to take part in functions arranged to receive her.
(Special to The DAILY WORKER) WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. - Wild orgies in the Roumanian Legation when Queen Marie visited there, in which pre-Volstead liquor was imbibed freely by every one, altho this is the capital of a prohibition nation, were revealed at the police board trial of a patrolman today. The patrolman, La-fone Starkweather, was so drunk at the legation, it is reported, that he was in a dazed condition when picked up. He was fined $75 after a trial. Thot He Could Stand It. Police Lieutenant Michael Ready testified that he knew of the carrousing at the legation and for that reason selected Starkweather to guard the building, as he "was a sober man and could stand the temptations of the legation."
But the "temptations," in which the queen figured, were too much, Sergeant Burlinghame reported, saying he saw Starkweather sitting on a box apparently in a dazed condition," after the party.
"It was a pretty wild night down there," he testified. Government Worried. BUCHAREST, Oct. 29. - The Roumanian government is worried over reports circulated that "family trouble" and government intervention will interfere with Queen Marie's tour. The foreign office has issued a statement denying rumors that the government is displeased with Marie's welcome and actions. * * * OTTAWA, Ont., Oct. 29. - Labor leaders and war veterans of Ottawa have refused to participate in the functions arranged in the dominion capital to receive Queen Marie of Roumania.
Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 31, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 31, 1926, page 1.
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QUEEN'S FRIENDS IN WILD ORGIES AT WASHINGTON
Policeman Fined $75 for Joining the Drunks
Accompanying dispatches report that the Roumanian foreign office denied rumors of government displeasure with Marie, and that labor leaders and war veterans in Ottawa refused to take part in functions arranged to receive her.
(Special to The DAILY WORKER) WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. - Wild orgies in the Roumanian Legation when Queen Marie visited there, in which pre-Volstead liquor was imbibed freely by every one, altho this is the capital of a prohibition nation, were revealed at the police board trial of a patrolman today. The patrolman, La-fone Starkweather, was so drunk at the legation, it is reported, that he was in a dazed condition when picked up. He was fined $75 after a trial. Thot He Could Stand It. Police Lieutenant Michael Ready testified that he knew of the carrousing at the legation and for that reason selected Starkweather to guard the building, as he "was a sober man and could stand the temptations of the legation."
But the "temptations," in which the queen figured, were too much, Sergeant Burlinghame reported, saying he saw Starkweather sitting on a box apparently in a dazed condition," after the party.
"It was a pretty wild night down there," he testified. Government Worried. BUCHAREST, Oct. 29. - The Roumanian government is worried over reports circulated that "family trouble" and government intervention will interfere with Queen Marie's tour. The foreign office has issued a statement denying rumors that the government is displeased with Marie's welcome and actions. * * * OTTAWA, Ont., Oct. 29. - Labor leaders and war veterans of Ottawa have refused to participate in the functions arranged in the dominion capital to receive Queen Marie of Roumania.
Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 31, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 31, 1926, page 1.
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QUEEN'S FRIENDS IN WILD ORGIES AT WASHINGTON
Policeman Fined $75 for Joining the Drunks
Accompanying dispatches report that the Roumanian foreign office denied rumors of government displeasure with Marie, and that labor leaders and war veterans in Ottawa refused to take part in functions arranged to receive her.
(Special to The DAILY WORKER) WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. - Wild orgies in the Roumanian Legation when Queen Marie visited there, in which pre-Volstead liquor was imbibed freely by every one, altho this is the capital of a prohibition nation, were revealed at the police board trial of a patrolman today. The patrolman, La-fone Starkweather, was so drunk at the legation, it is reported, that he was in a dazed condition when picked up. He was fined $75 after a trial. Thot He Could Stand It. Police Lieutenant Michael Ready testified that he knew of the carrousing at the legation and for that reason selected Starkweather to guard the building, as he "was a sober man and could stand the temptations of the legation."
But the "temptations," in which the queen figured, were too much, Sergeant Burlinghame reported, saying he saw Starkweather sitting on a box apparently in a dazed condition," after the party.
"It was a pretty wild night down there," he testified. Government Worried. BUCHAREST, Oct. 29. - The Roumanian government is worried over reports circulated that "family trouble" and government intervention will interfere with Queen Marie's tour. The foreign office has issued a statement denying rumors that the government is displeased with Marie's welcome and actions. * * * OTTAWA, Ont., Oct. 29. - Labor leaders and war veterans of Ottawa have refused to participate in the functions arranged in the dominion capital to receive Queen Marie of Roumania.
Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 31, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 31, 1926, page 1.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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